Abstract:
A method for analyzing organ samples using hyperspectral imaging comprising illuminating an organ sample to generate interacted photons, collecting the interacted photons and passing the interacted photons through a tunable filter. The filtered interacted photons are detected to generate a hyperspectral image. A brightfield image is generated and associated with the hyperspectral image. Spectra from locations of interest are extracted and analyzed to assess a characteristic of the organ sample. A system may comprise an illumination source to illuminate an organ sample and generate interacted photons, a collection optics for collecting the interacted photons and a tunable filter to filter the interacted photons. A detector is configured to detect the filtered photons and generate at least one hyperspectral image. The detector may also be configured to generate at least one brightfield image representative of the organ sample.
Abstract:
A system and method for detecting at least one target of interest using at least two conformal filters in a dual polarization configuration. A plurality of interacted photons are collected from a sample comprising at least one analyte of interest. The plurality of interacted photons are separated into at least a first and second optical component. The first optical component is passed through a first conformal filter and the second optical component is passed through a second conformal filter. A Data set corresponding to each filtered optical component is generated and an optical computation is applied to assess at least one characteristic of the analyte.
Abstract:
A system and method for multipoint assessment of a biological sample, which may comprise a bodily fluid. The sample is irradiated to generate a plurality of interacted photons. These photons are assessed to evaluate a component of the sample. The component may comprise at least one of: a protein, a flavonoid, a keratinoid, a metabolite, an electrolyte, an enzyme, and combinations thereof. The component may also comprise at least one of: a chemical agent, a biological toxin, a microorganism, a bacterium, a protozoan, a virus, and combinations thereof. The evaluation may comprise determining at least one of: a disease state, a disease stage, a metabolic state, a hydration state, an inflammatory state, and combinations thereof.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides for a system and method for assessing chronic exposure of a biological sample, such as a bodily fluid, to an analyte of interest. A biological sample may be illuminated to thereby generate a one or more pluralities of interacted photons. These interacted photons may be detected to thereby generate one or more spectroscopic data sets representative of a biological sample. Spectroscopic data sets generated may be compared to at least one reference data set. Each reference data set may be associated with a known exposure to a known analyte. The present disclosure contemplates that the system and method disclosed herein may be used to analyze exposure of biological samples to at least one analyte over time. Data sets may be obtained at various time intervals to assess changes in a molecular composition as a result of chronic exposure to an analyte.